Suspected
leader of a kidnap syndicate that abducted the Managing Director, Naija
Plaza Hotel, Oguta, Imo state and a pregnant woman and killed them
after collecting ransom from their relatives, has been arrested by
Policemen attached to Ilemba Hausa division in Lagos.The suspect, Chika
Richard Nwabiarijie, who hails from Omoku Local Government Area of
Rivers state, was arrested in a hotel around Ojo area, in the company of
his wife.
26-year-old Richard, reportedly fled Rivers state to take cover in
Lagos, following the arrest of other members of his gang by the Imo
state Police command.
The kidnappers numbering six and clad in Military camouflage as
gathered, stormed the hotel located in Oguta, on February 24,
2013,where they killed two mobile policemen attached to the hotel
during exchange of fire, before abducting their victim,one Emeka Asema.
Unfortunately, the lifeless body of the hotel manager was reportedly
found days later at Umunoha in Mbaitolu local government area of Imo
state.
Before he was whisked into the police van, Crime Alert spoke with
Richard, who, however dissociated himself from the abduction of the late
hotel MD, saying other members of his gang were responsible.
But he disclosed that in one of the gang’s escapades which he partook
in, a pregnant woman was abducted and killed even after receiving a
ransom of N5 million from her relatives.
Hear him: “ I fled from Rivers to Lagos, to hide when I heard that
members of my gang had been arrested. I swear to God, I was never
involved in the kidnap of the hotel Managing Director. My colleagues
did. They went to the hotel at about 8.30 pm and abducted him. In the
process, they killed two mobile policemen on guard and made away with
their riffles. The manager was brought to our hide out in Rivers state
where he was held hostage for some days before the sum of N2.1 million
was received from his relatives as ransom.
On the day he was to be released, they blind- folded and drove him out
of the compound. But midway into the journey to his home town, they
killed him and dumped his body on the road.
OUR MODUS OPARANDI
We don’t just abduct anybody any how. We must have gathered information
on the person’s financial background before we strike. We operated
mostly in Imo state and our informant there is one Udo. Whenever he got
information on anyone, he would alert us. I would then come from Rivers
state and together with other members, we would be monitoring our
target’s movement and security around the area before going into
action.
Sometimes, we used motorbikes or cars and at other times we use both.
We would intercept the victim with the motorbikes or car and thereafter,
order him/her to come out of the car. If we were operating on
motorbikes, we would zoom off in the victim’s car and head straight for
my place in Rivers,where the victim would be kept until ransom was
paid.”
I get N500,000 in each operation
Asked when and how he joined the gang, he replied, “ I was introduced
to the gang by Udo and Uche who are on the run. We met in a bar in
Rivers state and I was tempted because I had no job. Since I joined the
gang, I have gone on operation three times. At the end of each
successful operation, I got N500,000.
The last person we kidnapped last from Imo state was a man who came on a
visit. At the end, my share of the ransom was N300,000.
“But before then, we had kidnapped a pregnant woman who was killed
after receiving ransom from her relatives. They told me they usually
killed them so as to prevent them from revealing their identities to the
police, since they are from the same state.
“We manufacture our weapons ourselves in Rivers state. I promise to take
the police to the place. My job is just to join them to kidnap our
target and also to keep watch over them.”
Asked if his wife was in the know, he shook his head, saying he only
told her he was bringing her to Lagos for a treat.
HOW HE WAS ARRESTED
Crime Alert gathered that operatives at the Imo state Police command
swung into action after the body of the hotel manager was discovered,
during which the leader of the gang whose name was given as Okorie was
arrested.
During interrogation, 35-year-old Okorie who hails from Amii Igbere in
Bende local government area of Abia State but resides at Adimma House
Ibocha Egbema, according to the Imo state Police boss, Musa Katsina,
was discovered to have sneaked into Oguta where his girlfriend,one
Ifeoma, harboured him for three days before the abduction of the
hotelier.
Okorie’s confessional statement reportedly led to the arrest of four
other members whose identities were given as Onyemuche Chris Ordukwu, a
26 -year-old barber from Obakata Quarters in Omoku Rivers State; Nze
Damian Onyenye, 26 -year- old graduate from the Institute of Management
and Technology, IMT; 29-year-old Ifeoma Ukachukwu, a native of Oguma
Oguta and 50-year-old Ikechukwu Ossai who hails from Oguta as well.
Policemen from Imo state who reportedly alerted policemen at Ilemba
Hausa of Richard’s presence at the hotel, came to pick him and his
wife, Monday, for onward investigation and prosecution.
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Thursday 21 March 2013
'I BECAME A KIDNAPPER BECAUSE I HAD NO JOB' -SUSPECT
Suspected
leader of a kidnap syndicate that abducted the Managing Director, Naija
Plaza Hotel, Oguta, Imo state and a pregnant woman and killed them
after collecting ransom from their relatives, has been arrested by
Policemen attached to Ilemba Hausa division in Lagos.The suspect, Chika
Richard Nwabiarijie, who hails from Omoku Local Government Area of
Rivers state, was arrested in a hotel around Ojo area, in the company of
his wife.
26-year-old Richard, reportedly fled Rivers state to take cover in
Lagos, following the arrest of other members of his gang by the Imo
state Police command.
The kidnappers numbering six and clad in Military camouflage as
gathered, stormed the hotel located in Oguta, on February 24,
2013,where they killed two mobile policemen attached to the hotel
during exchange of fire, before abducting their victim,one Emeka Asema.
Unfortunately, the lifeless body of the hotel manager was reportedly
found days later at Umunoha in Mbaitolu local government area of Imo
state.
Before he was whisked into the police van, Crime Alert spoke with
Richard, who, however dissociated himself from the abduction of the late
hotel MD, saying other members of his gang were responsible.
But he disclosed that in one of the gang’s escapades which he partook
in, a pregnant woman was abducted and killed even after receiving a
ransom of N5 million from her relatives.
Hear him: “ I fled from Rivers to Lagos, to hide when I heard that
members of my gang had been arrested. I swear to God, I was never
involved in the kidnap of the hotel Managing Director. My colleagues
did. They went to the hotel at about 8.30 pm and abducted him. In the
process, they killed two mobile policemen on guard and made away with
their riffles. The manager was brought to our hide out in Rivers state
where he was held hostage for some days before the sum of N2.1 million
was received from his relatives as ransom.
On the day he was to be released, they blind- folded and drove him out
of the compound. But midway into the journey to his home town, they
killed him and dumped his body on the road.
OUR MODUS OPARANDI
We don’t just abduct anybody any how. We must have gathered information
on the person’s financial background before we strike. We operated
mostly in Imo state and our informant there is one Udo. Whenever he got
information on anyone, he would alert us. I would then come from Rivers
state and together with other members, we would be monitoring our
target’s movement and security around the area before going into
action.
Sometimes, we used motorbikes or cars and at other times we use both.
We would intercept the victim with the motorbikes or car and thereafter,
order him/her to come out of the car. If we were operating on
motorbikes, we would zoom off in the victim’s car and head straight for
my place in Rivers,where the victim would be kept until ransom was
paid.”
I get N500,000 in each operation
Asked when and how he joined the gang, he replied, “ I was introduced
to the gang by Udo and Uche who are on the run. We met in a bar in
Rivers state and I was tempted because I had no job. Since I joined the
gang, I have gone on operation three times. At the end of each
successful operation, I got N500,000.
The last person we kidnapped last from Imo state was a man who came on a
visit. At the end, my share of the ransom was N300,000.
“But before then, we had kidnapped a pregnant woman who was killed
after receiving ransom from her relatives. They told me they usually
killed them so as to prevent them from revealing their identities to the
police, since they are from the same state.
“We manufacture our weapons ourselves in Rivers state. I promise to take
the police to the place. My job is just to join them to kidnap our
target and also to keep watch over them.”
Asked if his wife was in the know, he shook his head, saying he only
told her he was bringing her to Lagos for a treat.
HOW HE WAS ARRESTED
Crime Alert gathered that operatives at the Imo state Police command
swung into action after the body of the hotel manager was discovered,
during which the leader of the gang whose name was given as Okorie was
arrested.
During interrogation, 35-year-old Okorie who hails from Amii Igbere in
Bende local government area of Abia State but resides at Adimma House
Ibocha Egbema, according to the Imo state Police boss, Musa Katsina,
was discovered to have sneaked into Oguta where his girlfriend,one
Ifeoma, harboured him for three days before the abduction of the
hotelier.
Okorie’s confessional statement reportedly led to the arrest of four
other members whose identities were given as Onyemuche Chris Ordukwu, a
26 -year-old barber from Obakata Quarters in Omoku Rivers State; Nze
Damian Onyenye, 26 -year- old graduate from the Institute of Management
and Technology, IMT; 29-year-old Ifeoma Ukachukwu, a native of Oguma
Oguta and 50-year-old Ikechukwu Ossai who hails from Oguta as well.
Policemen from Imo state who reportedly alerted policemen at Ilemba
Hausa of Richard’s presence at the hotel, came to pick him and his
wife, Monday, for onward investigation and prosecution.
